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The Scent Keeper

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The Scent Keeper

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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About this listen

"Woven through [Emmeline's] life's journey is a multi-layered story of fragrance and its evocative power, as strong and tenacious as this sensuous novel's plucky heroine." (Shelf Awareness)

Erica Bauermeister, the author of the February Reese's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper, presents a moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives.

Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the limits of her heart and imagination.

Captivating and emotional, The Scent Keeper explores the provocative beauty of scent, the way it can reveal hidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way back home.

©2019 Erica Bauermeister (P)2019 Macmillan Audio Coming of Age Family Life Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Magical Realism Women's Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring

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2020, Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine: Long-listed
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I never write reviews but had to for this. It's such a beautiful and unusual book! I really didn't know what to expect but I loved it so much I can't wait to listen to it again.

Beautiful

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Loved it, couldn't put it down. Very unusual but quite interesting. Superbly written and would listen again.

Great read!!!

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This beautiful story about love and protection from the perspective of a father, mother, foster parents, neighbours and Emmeline.

Emmeline has an incredible life and it all is surrounded by scents. Scents tell her a story.

A story that tells her story from childhood living with her father on an island, her father who passed away, her living with the people who found her, school life, love life, finding her lover, discovering that she has a mother, and discovering what the fairy tales and scents were really telling her.

scents has been a big part of her whole family and in the end it will make you appreciate scents in a whole other way.

beautiful book

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loved it so wanted it to be real highly recommend it you won't regret it

what an interesting story so different

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I found hard to get into the story at the start it was intriguing but bit boring once the story changes it becomes very good. I don't like the ending, it feels like it was ended in a rush.

Overall Good, not amazing

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